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Exodus 24

English Standard Version

1 Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.”

9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, 10 and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. 11 And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

This is one of the most fascinating scripture passages I have ever read! Ordinary men meet with, eat & drink with and behold God -- and they lived!

I wondered how this could ever be possible and then I re-read verses 3 through 8 -- and the blood sacrifice had just been applied by Moses to all the people. They had each been "cleansed", made "holy & sanctified via the blood" before they fellowshipped with the God of the Universe! Wow!